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Lloydminster Meridian legend to be inducted

Lloydminster Meridian legend to be inducted

Curly Williams spent time with Lloydminster Meridians throughout his long and glorified baseball career.
Women's protest concludes with march in streets

Women's protest concludes with march in streets

Their official protest may be over, but a group of women calling for change at Red Pheasant vow to keep pushing for reforms on the First Nation.

Why do they sing through their noses?

History and Commentary from a Prairie Perspective
Help out young hockey players

Help out young hockey players

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League off-season work continues for the Battlefords North Stars and currently they are searching for billet families for the 2012-13 season.
Proposed seniors apartments continue to move forward

Proposed seniors apartments continue to move forward

North Battleford City Hall continues to move forward with plans to for Caleb Group of Saskatoon to take over the former Kinsmen Aquatic Centre site.
Stallions coach heading to Baseball Hall of Fame

Stallions coach heading to Baseball Hall of Fame

A baseball career that began in Manitoba and stretched for five decades that will be honoured by the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in August.
Babies are precious gifts from God

Babies are precious gifts from God

There have been so many catastrophes in the world lately, which I believe we all find depressing. So I am not going to talk about them this week. Instead I would like to about babies.
Nova Scotia bound

Nova Scotia bound

The wind picked up for the third day of the SGI CANADA Saskatchewan Junior Men's Championship in Warman and effected all golfers' scores.
Coins stolen

Coins stolen

Canadian coins worth approximately $1,500 were stolen from a residence on the 1500 block of 106th Street in North Battleford between evening June 14 and morning June 15. A bedroom window was climbed through to gain access to the house.

Landfill fees

The city will continue to waive landfill fees until July 15, for trees only. Normal charges will apply to everything else.
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